Critic in Different Languages
Discover 'Critic' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Critic
Afrikaans kritikus | ||
Albanian kritik | ||
Amharic ሃያሲ | ||
Arabic الناقد | ||
Armenian քննադատ | ||
Assamese সমালোচক | ||
Aymara k’arisiri | ||
Azerbaijani tənqidçi | ||
Bambara kɔrɔfɔla | ||
Basque kritikaria | ||
Belarusian крытык | ||
Bengali সমালোচক | ||
Bhojpuri आलोचक के बा | ||
Bosnian kritičar | ||
Bulgarian критик | ||
Catalan crític | ||
Cebuano kritiko | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 评论家 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 評論家 | ||
Corsican criticu | ||
Croatian kritičar | ||
Czech kritik | ||
Danish kritiker | ||
Dhivehi ކްރިޓިކް އެވެ | ||
Dogri आलोचक | ||
Dutch criticus | ||
English critic | ||
Esperanto kritikisto | ||
Estonian kriitik | ||
Ewe ɖeklemiɖela | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) kritiko | ||
Finnish kriitikko | ||
French critique | ||
Frisian kritikus | ||
Galician crítico | ||
Georgian კრიტიკოსი | ||
German kritiker | ||
Greek κριτικός | ||
Guarani crítico rehegua | ||
Gujarati વિવેચક | ||
Haitian Creole kritik | ||
Hausa mai suka | ||
Hawaiian mea hoʻohewa | ||
Hebrew מְבַקֵר | ||
Hindi समीक्षक | ||
Hmong tus neeg thuam | ||
Hungarian kritikus | ||
Icelandic gagnrýnandi | ||
Igbo onye nkatọ | ||
Ilocano kritiko | ||
Indonesian pengkritik | ||
Irish léirmheastóir | ||
Italian critico | ||
Japanese 評論家 | ||
Javanese kritikus | ||
Kannada ವಿಮರ್ಶಕ | ||
Kazakh сыншы | ||
Khmer ការរិះគន់ | ||
Kinyarwanda kunegura | ||
Konkani समिक्षक हांणी केला | ||
Korean 비평가 | ||
Krio kritik | ||
Kurdish rexnegir | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕەخنەگر | ||
Kyrgyz сынчы | ||
Lao ນັກວິຈານ | ||
Latin criticus | ||
Latvian kritiķis | ||
Lingala motyoli ya maloba | ||
Lithuanian kritikas | ||
Luganda okuvumirira | ||
Luxembourgish kritiker | ||
Macedonian критичар | ||
Maithili आलोचक | ||
Malagasy mpanao tsikera | ||
Malay pengkritik | ||
Malayalam വിമർശകൻ | ||
Maltese kritiku | ||
Maori kaiwhakawā | ||
Marathi टीकाकार | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo critic | ||
Mongolian шүүмжлэгч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဝေဖန်သူ | ||
Nepali आलोचक | ||
Norwegian kritisk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wotsutsa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସମାଲୋଚକ | ||
Oromo qeeqaa | ||
Pashto نقاد | ||
Persian منتقد | ||
Polish krytyk | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) crítico | ||
Punjabi ਆਲੋਚਕ | ||
Quechua critico nisqa | ||
Romanian critic | ||
Russian критик | ||
Samoan faitio | ||
Sanskrit आलोचकः | ||
Scots Gaelic càineadh | ||
Sepedi mosekaseki | ||
Serbian критичар | ||
Sesotho nyatsa | ||
Shona mutsoropodzi | ||
Sindhi نقاد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විචාරක | ||
Slovak kritik | ||
Slovenian kritik | ||
Somali dhaliil | ||
Spanish crítico | ||
Sundanese kritikus | ||
Swahili mkosoaji | ||
Swedish kritiker | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) kritiko | ||
Tajik мунаққид | ||
Tamil விமர்சகர் | ||
Tatar тәнкыйтьче | ||
Telugu విమర్శకుడు | ||
Thai นักวิจารณ์ | ||
Tigrinya ነቓፊ | ||
Tsonga muxopaxopi | ||
Turkish eleştirmen | ||
Turkmen tankytçy | ||
Twi (Akan) ɔkasatiafo | ||
Ukrainian критик | ||
Urdu نقاد | ||
Uyghur تەنقىدچى | ||
Uzbek tanqidchi | ||
Vietnamese nhà phê bình | ||
Welsh beirniad | ||
Xhosa umgxeki | ||
Yiddish קריטיקער | ||
Yoruba alariwisi | ||
Zulu umgxeki |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "kritikus" also refers to a critical or judgmental person. |
| Albanian | The word "kritik" in Albanian, coming from Greek, can also mean "judgment" or "discrimination". |
| Amharic | The word "hayaśi" can also mean fault-finder or detractor. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "الناقد" (al-nāqid) originates from the verb "نقد" (naqada), meaning "to weigh" or "to scrutinize." |
| Armenian | In Armenian, քննադատ (critic) literally means "one who examines" or "one who judges". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "tənqidçi" can also refer to a "reviewer" or "assessor" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The Basque word "kritikaria" comes from the Greek word "kritikos", meaning "able to discern" or "judge". |
| Bengali | The word 'সমালোচক' also means 'analyst' in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "kritičar" in Bosnian can also mean "judge" or "expert" depending on context. |
| Bulgarian | В българския език думата "критик" може да има и значението на "съдия". |
| Catalan | The word "crític" in Catalan also means "critical", "important" or "decisive". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The Chinese word "评论家" can also mean "commentator" or "reviewer" depending on the context. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "評論家" literally means "one who discusses and judges". |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "criticu" can also mean "judge" or "censor". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "kritičar" can also refer to a "review", or a "criticism". |
| Czech | In Czech, "kritik" also means a "short written analysis, review, or commentary." |
| Danish | In Danish, "kritiker" not only means "critic" but also "reviewer" or "evaluator". |
| Dutch | The word "criticus" in Dutch can also refer to a type of ant, known as the "critical ant", known for its defensive and aggressive behavior. |
| Estonian | Kriitik also means 'a crisis' in Estonian, derived from the Ancient Greek 'κρίσις' (crisis). |
| Finnish | The Finnish word 'kriitikko' also refers to a 'reviewer' in a narrower sense. |
| French | The French word 'critique' can also mean 'evaluation' or 'analysis'. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'kritikus' can also mean 'judge'. |
| Galician | In Galician, "crítico" can also refer to a person who reviews or evaluates artistic or cultural works |
| Georgian | The word "კრიტიკოსი" is derived from the Ancient Greek word "κριτής" (judge) and originally meant "one who judges". |
| German | The German word "Kritiker" is derived from the Greek word "kritikos," meaning "able to discern". |
| Greek | The term 'κριτικός' in Greek can also denote a judge in a legal context, or an expert in a given field. |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "વિવેચક" can also mean an examiner, judge, or umpire, highlighting its diverse roles in evaluating or criticizing. |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'kritik' in Haitian Creole can also mean 'examination' or 'analysis' |
| Hausa | Mai suka can also mean somebody who is partial or biased. |
| Hawaiian | 'Mea hoʻohewa' is also a term for 'tool' or 'implement', suggesting that criticism can be a tool for improvement. |
| Hebrew | מְבַקֵר derives from the root ב-ק-ר and shares a root with ביקורת (criticism) and בוקר (morning). |
| Hindi | The word "समीक्षक" is derived from the Sanskrit word "समिक्षा", meaning "review" or "criticism" |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tus neeg thuam" can also refer to a "judge" or someone who "evaluates" something. |
| Hungarian | The word "kritikus" in Hungarian can also mean "critical" (in the sense of involving or exercising careful judgment or discernment). |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "gagnrýnandi" also refers to someone who finds fault, an accuser, or a complainer, and can be used in legal disputes to mean a prosecutor or plaintiff. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "onye nkatọ" can also refer to "a person who makes suggestions" or "a person who finds fault". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "pengkritik" comes from the Malay word "kritik", which in turn is rooted in the Greek word "kritikos","} |
| Italian | "Critico" can also mean "perilous" or "critical" in Italian, highlighting the multifaceted nature of criticism and its potential impact. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "評論家" (hyōronka) literally translates to "commentator" and can also refer to a columnist or essayist who provides opinions or analysis on current events, politics, or other topics. |
| Javanese | The word "kritikus" in Javanese also means "one who gives advice". |
| Kannada | The word ವಿಮರ್ಶಕ (vimarshaka) in Kannada can also refer to an expert, judge, or analyst, highlighting its broader meaning beyond simply 'critic'. |
| Kazakh | The word "сыншы" (critic) in Kazakh can also mean "advisor" or "judge". |
| Korean | "비평가"는 "평론가" 또는 "해설가"를 의미할 수도 있으며, "평가하다" 또는 "판단하다"라는 뜻의 한자 "評"에서 유래했습니다. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, "rexnegir" not only means "critic," but also "judge" and "censor."} |
| Kyrgyz | The word "сынчы" in Kyrgyz can also mean "reviewer" or "expert". |
| Latin | The Latin word "criticus" originally meant a "judge" or "one who examines". |
| Latvian | In Old Greek, "kritiķis" could also mean "judge". |
| Lithuanian | The word "kritikas" in Lithuanian is derived from the Greek word "kritikos", meaning "able to discern or judge". |
| Luxembourgish | Krich means criticism in Luxembourgish whereas Kritik means the actual critic. |
| Macedonian | In Slavic languages, the word "критичар" can also mean someone who is prone to criticism, not necessarily a professional critic. |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, "mpanao tsikera" also means "one who makes sharp remarks" or "one who speaks candidly". |
| Malay | "Pengkritik" shares a root with "kritik", meaning "to sift, separate". Both descend from Greek's "krinein." |
| Malayalam | Literally translates as 'one who distinguishes', 'വി' means 'to distinguish' and 'മർശകൻ' means 'a person who'. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "kritiku" means "critic", and it likely comes from the French word "critique". |
| Maori | Kaiwhakawā means 'critic' but also traditionally referred to a 'judge' or 'leader'. |
| Marathi | The word "टीकाकार" (ṭīkākār) in Marathi can also mean a "commentator". |
| Mongolian | Originally "шүүмжлэгч" meant "one who scolds", but it evolved to mean "critic," in the academic sense, and "scolder". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ဝေဖန်သူ" can also refer to a person who evaluates or judges something, or to a person who finds fault with something. |
| Nepali | "आलोचक" is derived from the Sanskrit word "आ" (a) and "लोचक" (lochak), meaning "to look at" or "to examine". |
| Norwegian | "Kritik" in Norwegian is originally a Greek loanword that means "judge" and is used in this sense in fields like art, philosophy, literature, and history. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Nyanja wotsutsa, 'critic,' may mean 'one who finds fault' or 'one who is negative,' |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "نقاد" not only means "critic" but also "money changer". |
| Persian | The word "منتقد" in Persian can also mean "objector" or "opposer". |
| Polish | In Polish, the word "krytyk" also means "crisis" and can refer to a critical situation or period of time. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the term "crítico" has the additional meaning of "urgent" or "severe" when referring to illness or health conditions. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਆਲੋਚਕ" can also translate to "examiner", "judge", or "assessor" in English. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "critic" is derived from the Greek word "κριτικός" (kritikos), meaning "able to judge" or "pertaining to judgment." |
| Russian | The Russian word "критик" (critic) can also mean "judge" or "reviewer". |
| Samoan | Faitio can also refer to a person who finds fault or complains. |
| Scots Gaelic | Càineadh ('critic') originates from the Proto-Celtic *kanti ('song, praise, elegy') reflecting the dual significance of 'càin' ('song' and 'lament'). |
| Serbian | "Критичар" derives from Greek for "judge" |
| Sesotho | "Nyatsa" in Sesotho can also refer to a person who is overly critical or fault-finding. |
| Shona | The word "mutsoropodzi" also has the alternate meanings of "fault-finder" and "one who points out mistakes." |
| Sindhi | Sindhi "نقاد" word means "a person who finds fault with something". It is also used to denote a "fault-finder" or "detractor". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "විචාරක" can also mean "investigator" or "researcher" in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "kritik" also means "croaker" in English. |
| Slovenian | "Kritik" also means "criticism" in Slovenian. |
| Somali | The Somali word "dhaliil" is also used to refer to a "scholar" or "expert" in a particular field. |
| Spanish | The word "crítico" in Spanish can also mean "critical" (as in "in critical condition") or "important" (as in "a critical issue"). |
| Sundanese | The word "kritikus" in Sundanese also means "the one who likes to criticize". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mkosoaji" can also refer to a "faultfinder" or "complainer." |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "kritiker" originates from French "critique", which evolved from Latin "criticum" and Greek "kritikós", both meaning "of judging". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "kritiko" is derived from the Spanish word "crítico", which in turn comes from the Greek word "κριτικός" (kritikos), meaning "able to discern". It can also refer to a person who makes judgments or evaluations, not necessarily negative ones. |
| Tajik | The word "мунаққид" in Tajik is derived from Persian and originally meant "examiner" or "scrutinizer". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "விமர்சகர்" derives from Sanskrit roots and can also mean "judge" or "assessor" in certain contexts. |
| Telugu | The word "విమర్శకుడు" (critic) in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "vimṛś" which means "to examine" or "to consider". |
| Thai | In Thai, "นักวิจารณ์" also means "reviewer" or "commentator", and is often used to refer to individuals who evaluate and provide feedback on creative works. |
| Turkish | The suffix 'men' in 'eleştirmen' carries the connotation of 'person', highlighting the human element in critique. |
| Ukrainian | The word “критик” also means “judgment” in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | The word "نقاد" also means "money changer" in Urdu, as well as "the one who discriminates" in Arabic. |
| Uzbek | Tanqidchi is derived from the Persian word tanqid, meaning 'criticism' or 'critique', and the Uzbek suffix -chi, indicating a person who performs an action. |
| Vietnamese | The word "nhà phê bình" literally means "house of criticism" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word 'beirniad' originally meant 'judge' in Welsh, and is related to the Irish word 'breitheamh', which also means 'judge'. |
| Xhosa | The term "umgxeki" in Xhosa, meaning "critic," shares its etymological root with the concept of "protection," highlighting the dual function of critique in safeguarding values and challenging perspectives. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "קריטיקער" can also refer to a person who makes a thorough analysis of something. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'alariwisi' also refers to a person who makes public announcements in the community. |
| Zulu | The word "umgxeki" is derived from the verb "ukugxeka", meaning to criticize or find fault. |
| English | A "critic" is someone who gives opinions or reviews, but it originally referred to a person who acts as a judge in a court or contest. |